COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT MATCHING REVIEW
UK PM
UK Queen
Russia PRESIDENT
Russia PM
CHINA PRES
Nigeria PRESIDENT
Iran PRESIDENT
Iran SUPREME LEADER
______1. In Iran- has the power to declare war, is commander in chief
______2.Presidents elected through popular elections
______3.Presidents serve 6 year terms
______4.has 2 round voting for President
______5.serves a term for life
______6.President must receive 25% of votes in at least 36 of the states
______7.manages legislation in the Duma
______8. may call for a referendum
______9.Head of State
______10.5 year term with a 2 term limit
______11. Signs treaties in Iran
______12.May veto legislation but has not done so for many years
______13.serves a 6 year term, 2 term limit
______14. In Iran, appoints vice presidents, cabinet officers and governors
BUREAUCRACY(name the country)
______1.bureaucracy large, and senior positions are held by Shi’ite clerics
______2. cabinet members head an existing bureaucracy
______3.civil servants are called cadre
______4. Cabinet members are chosen from Parliament
______5.civil servants often have discretionary power to make decisions in implementing legislative and executive decisions
CLEAVAGES(name all the countries)
______Religion
______Ethnicity
______North -South
______Urban- Rural
______Nationality
______Social Class
______Reformers vs. Conservatives
______Pragmatic v radical clerics
______Mestizo v Amerindians
MAJORITY PARTY
______IRAN
______MEXICO
______CHINA
______NIGERIA
______RUSSIA
______GREAT BRITAIN
JUDICIAL REVIEW
Who has it? Who does not have it?
LEGISLATURE
Federation Council
Duma
House of Lords
House of Commons
National People’s Congress (NPC)
Majiles
Senate- Mexico
Senate- Nigeria
Chamber of Deputies
______1. does not propose legislation but must approve legislation from the lower house
______2.Has hereditary peers
______3.Must be a Muslim
______4.Majority party will select the Prime Minister
______5. formal powers include approval of legislation and appointment of the President, Vice President and Premier
______6.Each of the 36 states has equal representation with 3 Senators elected from each state, plus one for the federal capital district
______7.Chooses 6 members of the Guardian council
______8.Elected by a mixed SMD and PR system
______9.All are elected from districts based on equal population (SMD)
______10.Senators serve 6 year terms
______11. Most of the work of the body is carried on by the Standing Committee
______12.Meets for a two week session once a year
______13.Members of this body serve 3 year terms and cannot run for re-election
______14.Five seats are set aside for religious minorities
______15.Composed of approximately 3,000 people who serve 5 year terms
______16.writes legislation subject to House and presidential approval
______17.This body override a veto by the upper house body with a 2/3rds vote
______18.This body elects a Speaker as leader
______19.All 450 seats are elected on a nationwide basis by proportional representation
______20.Has no power to initiate or veto legislation, but primarily delays bills
______21.Approves legislation initiated by the Prime Minister and Cabinet
______22.Has a shadow cabinet sitting in this body
______23.Candidates must be approved by the Communist party (except at the lowest level)
______24.Confirms the selection of the Prime Minister in Russia
NAME THE COUNTRIES: (all-use abbreviations)
_____Unicameral
_____Bicameral
_____Unitary
_____republic
_____Nashi
_____Guanxi
_____Quango
_____Camarilla system
_____Patron clientalism
_____Neo liberalism
_____Prebendalism
_____Rent seeking
_____Authoritarian
_____Semi presidential
_____nomenklatura
_____Theocracy
_____parliamentary sovereignty
_____Presidential/federal
_____Illiberal democracy